jeudi 10 février 2011

Premiere Titan Kids in Titanzinho

Hi all, I've been in Titanzinho, Fortaleza, for the last couple of days. Before comming back here I was a little anxious because it had been 6 month since I last came and was wondering if everything was alright with the kids there, and if our project advanced since we left. But when we arrived we had a warm welcome from our friends as always, and we had some good surprises: Camilla, Juju, Davi and Dudu had found a sponsor, the surf club had gotten bigger with a second floor and spare rooms for the kids... I was really stoked to see everyone happy here. We also did the Titan Kids movie premiere here in Titanzinho, and we were lucky to have Manu Chao as a special guest. I've always been a big fan of his music and to meet him for real was like a dream. He is a very humble person and true inspiration... We showed him the favela and the surfclub, and he stayed for the movie and then played some songs for everybody, we had a few drinks and grilled fish. Amazing night! here are the photos... Merci Manu! and big thanks to all the people who believe in our project and have helped us to make all of this happen! I hope we can live a lot of good moments like these in the future and help more kids get into surfing... Tchau! lee-ann Davi and Camilla in the magazine Manu's first time in Titan The guys preparing the show kids having a blast Film presentation in the new surf club: Manu and Ciri private concert Shakka second show at the movie theater

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Surf And Hope, what is it?

Surf and Hope is a foundation created by professional surfers Lee-Ann Curren and Andre Silva, to help kids from poor areas to start surfing and use this sport as a way out of the streets, poverty, drugs, etc.
They are starting with the favela of Titanzinho, North B<razil, and hope to extend their actions to other areas, if the project is working... Big thanks to all the people who helped this initiative! Don't hesitate to leave comments and what you think of the blog!
peace...
the surf and hope team.